Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Corsa and Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Caterham - 2 Aug 2025

Accident reference 2025451624257

Slight Accident

Accident summary

On Saturday 2 August 2025 at 22:08 a slight collision occurred near an unclassified road, B2028, Caterham involving 5 vehicles and 6 casualties (6 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 40 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Setting: Rural

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 51.173430, -0.008110

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025451624257
Police Reference 451624257
Date & Time
Saturday
Severity Slight
Vehicles Involved 5
Casualties 6
Police Force Surrey
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Rural
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road B2028
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 40 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E10000030
Current Highway Authority E10000030
LSOA Code E01030835

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 0
Adjusted Slight Casualties 1

Vehicles (5)

Vehicle 2

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model VAUXHALL CORSA
Engine Capacity 1229cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Parked

Driver Information

Age 23
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Personal business or leisure
IMD Decile 9 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 4

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model SUZUKI SWIFT
Engine Capacity 1242cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Moving off

Driver Information

Age 57
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Personal business or leisure
IMD Decile 10 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 5

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model JAGUAR XF SERIES
Engine Capacity 1999cc
Fuel Type Heavy oil
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Waiting to go - held up

Driver Information

Age 60
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Personal business or leisure
IMD Decile 9 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 3

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model RENAULT CLIO
Engine Capacity 999cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Going ahead

Driver Information

Age 40
Sex Female
Journey Purpose Not known
IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Car
Make/Model VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
Engine Capacity 1498cc
Fuel Type Hybrid electric
Left Hand Drive Yes
Manoeuvre Going ahead

Driver Information

Age 22
Sex Male
Journey Purpose Personal business or leisure
IMD Decile 5 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualties (6)

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Car occupant
Age 22
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 2

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger
IMD Decile 9 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualty 6

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Car occupant
Age 42
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 3

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger
IMD Decile 8 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualty 5

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Car occupant
Age 64
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Slight
Type Car occupant
Age 57
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

IMD Decile 10 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

Casualty 4

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Car occupant
Age 63
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Car occupant
Age 58
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 4

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger
IMD Decile 10 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.